Hinge construction



C. A. BRETHEN ll-IINGE CONSTRUCTION Aug. 23, 1932.

Filed Feb. 15, 1932 lNVENTOR Cfiarles r7. firrfifien. BY 2/ M 4. ATTORNEY CHARLES A. BRETHEN, or WYANDOT'IE, mo aren v, nssrelvonro ALL M rn L rRon- Patented Aug. 23, 1932 Uors COMPANY, or WYANDOTTE,MIGHIGA1\[,A ooRronA'rIoN or DELA E HINGE oolvsrrnuorron Application filed February 151-1932. Sria 1 No.592 ,87l2.

This invention relates to hinge constructions and the object of the invention is to provide a hinge construction particularly adapted for use in connection with sheet metal members where a simple and strong hinge is desired.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a hinge including angularly extending tongues or pins on which a door may be mounted, the said pins being arranged to be bent back into the plane of the door and when so bent preventing removal of the door from the pins.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hinge construction including a door frame having angularly extending pins, the door being provided with tubular hinge portions adapted to be positioned over the pins and the door being adapted to be pressed inwardly to press the pins back to the plane of the door frame, at which time, the door cannot be removed from the pins and at the same time will readily swing thereon.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hinge construction of the character described in which the door is supported at the base of the pins so that it is practically impossible to bend thepins outwardly by pulling on the door. I 7

These objects and the several novel features of the invention are hereinafter more fully described and claimed and the preferred form of construction by which these objects are attained is shown in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. I is an elevation of a door provided with my improved hinge construction.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line AA of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the door and frame illustrating the method of assembly.

Fig. 4: is an enlarged section taken on line B-B of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective viewof the door and frame assembled.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged section taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

The construction is particularly adapted for use with sheet metal members and the doorframe 1', which maybe of anysuitable shape or size. and which i may. be an integral portion": of a cabinet or othersheet metal member,v isirprovided with a door opening '2 therein.-'.hAt-:one side of the door opening a pair of apertures 3 are formed, eachaperture being provided with an integral 1 tongue or pin 4,-which extends centrally of the aperture 3' and also extends outwardly at a slight anglefrom thebottom of the aperture 3 as will be -understoodfrom Fig. 4. The door 7 5- is also formedi'from sheet metal and-is formedto provide a pair of tubular hinge v portions .6 as shown. These hinge portions 6 extend inwardly from the plane of the door 5. asshown and' are spaced apart the same distance as thetongues orpinsA. In. as-

sembly' the door is preferably positioned at a right angle to the door frame and the tubular hinge portions 6 are positioned over the hinge pins 4-and arepresseddownwardly on said hinge pins. As the hinge portions 6 are pressed downwardly the door 5 is pressed toward the doorframe l by grasping the outer edge of the door and pressing inwardly thus: bendingthe pins 4 L inwardly into the plane ofthe door frame,- at which time, the

portions 6 are moved .to the bases ofthepinstand-rest o nthemetal at the bottom of the apertures 3*as-will'be understood from Figs. 5'and'6p f l In this manner the door is hingedly mounted intheframe on the pins 4 and as will be. understood from Fig. 5 if the door 5 is swung outwardly it cannot be pulled away from the door frame due to the factthatv the lower edges of the hinge portions Gengage against the bases of the pins4at the point where the said pins connect to the door frame; As the metalis very. strong at'this'point it would almost take a shearing-action on the'pins 45 to pull the door 5 away from the frame, 1. At thesame time the door cannot be lifted ofi'from the-pins" 45 as the tubular hinge portions 6 will engage against the metal at the upper edge of the apertures 8. This constructionis excellently adapted forfuse' with sheetmetal toys and otherarticles of similar naturewherea very "cheap hinge construc- .13": tion 1s des1red,wh1ch,.at thesame t1me, 1.s

the.sheefimetalmember; .o

strong enough to vwithstand the usual misuse 7 given it by children.

From the foregoing description it becomes evident that the device is very simple and efficient-in operation, will not easily get out of order is composed of feW-partsand is of consequentlow manufacturing cost and pro.-

vides a device which accomplishes the objects described.

v hu 1 y, 1 fibe ny1' n mj its utility andmode of operation, what- I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. A hinge constructioncomprising a sheet 7 'metal door frame having a pair of spaced apertures at one side, each aperture .heing formed to provide an integral tongue extend-.

'i-ug ,upwardly ata slight, angle from the bot tomjflofthe a'perture, a sheet metal o-door formed to provide; spaced tubular hinge portions {at one side: of. the plane; of the door adapted ,to be, positioned 'over 1 said tonguesv and-theficongues beingxbendable back into the plane of the {door frame {to pivotally support 1 pair of spaced tubular hinge portions-adaptedcto be positioned-over the pins, the said tubul'arv portions when :positioned over the pinsljbeing movable into the apertures about the pins tonbend. the; pins into the plane-0f 3. A hinge construction, comprisingga sheet .metal memberfprovided'with a pair of; spaced apertures;each-shaving %a tongue, extending upwardly at a slight anglev therefrom, ,a. door a :;i member having a pair ofspaceditubularhinge thereover; 7 4. ,A hinge construction comprising a sheet portions adapted to be inserted overjrthe' tongues, the tongues beingbentback jint'o the plane oflthe sheet metal member after the tubular hinge portions have beenfpositi'oned metal memberhaving; an aperture provided with; a tongue extending-at aslight angle therefrom a: door. member having zajtubular hinge; portion adapted to be positioned on p the tongue, the tongue being adapted'to be bent back into the aperturefand into the plane of the sheet metal member to pivotally support the hinge. portion" thereon, thesa'id hinge portion resting on the metal at the hotthe aperture, i q v p l t testimony whereof I signthis specificatiQna 1 

